State Act

The Telangana Mica Act, 1957.

14. (1) No person shall remove mica from any mica mine, mica dump or other place in the occupation of a licensee or of a registered proprietor unless he carries a pass, in the prescribed form specifying the date and time of its issue and the signature of such licensee or registered proprietor or his duly authorised agent, showing- (a) the place from which the mica has been removed; (b) the quantity and the size or, in the case of mica which has not been sorted into sizes, the description and the quantity of such mica; and (c) the destination of such mica: Provided that any person who is ordinarily engaged in the business of splitting mica may without a pass- (i) remove block mica or chillas from any place other than a mica mine or a mica dump in the occupation of a licensee or registered proprietor; and (ii) return to such licensee or registered proprietor, splittings made from such block mica or chillas. (2) Any person who removes mica from a mica mine, mica dump or other place in the occupation of a licensee or of a registered proprietor and who is required by sub-section (1) to carry a pass shall on being required to do so by any officer authorised in this behalf by the Government, produce such pass to such officer.